Deshaun Watson's Agent Denies Rumor QB Won't Report to Texans amid Trade Buzz

On Monday, Dan Sileo of USA Radio Networks reported that Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson would not attend any offseason team activities.

However, Watson's agent David Mulugheta later denied that report:

It's no secret that a storm is brewing in Houston between Watson and the Texans.

ESPN's Adam Schefter reported last week that Watson requested a trade from the team "weeks ago," adding that new head coach David Culley "has not and will not alter Watson's thinking, sources told ESPN, and the quarterback hasn't spoken to new Texans general manager Nick Caserio or executive Jack Easterby."

Watson reportedly isn't happy with "the process" the team undertook when it hired Caserio this offseason, feeling his input was ignored, though his unhappiness with the organization first surfaced last March when the team traded away superstar receiver DeAndre Hopkins, per ESPN's Sarah Barshop. 

Losing him would be a devastating setback for an organization already coming off a 4-12 season, though he could fetch quite the draft haul. According to John McClain of the Houston Chronicle, the Texans want two first-round picks, two second-round picks and two young defensive starters in any trade package "at the least."

After the Detroit Lions reportedly received two future first-round picks, a 2021 third-rounder and Jared Goff in exchange for Matt Stafford, Houston's demands don't seem completely unreasonable (though part of Detroit's lucrative haul was because they're absorbing Goff's prohibitive contract). 

To this point, however, Houston has turned away all offers, according to Albert Breer of The MMQB: "The Texans, to my knowledge, have shut down all overtures for a Watson trade, since he requested one two weeks ago. But until this thing is settled, calls are gonna keep coming. At what point does Caserio have to start listening?"

Houston will have to rebuild what appear to be burnt bridges with Watson. For now, he remains a Texan. For how much longer remains to be seen.